Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Westwood Panthers walked away with it. They enjoyed a cozy 86-69 victory over the Yellowjackets on Friday. Given Westwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while Kemp is ranked 1133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kavian Bryant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 41 points along with four steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Westwood's points. Brandon Russell was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
Westwood has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Kemp, their loss dropped their record down to 12-23.
Westwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-52 win vs. Palmer on the 27th. Kemp does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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